Trenchborn Survival

Cold stairs, cold nights,

still I rise Mum said hold faith,

keep your eyes alive

Came up where the sirens cut through dinner time School shoes worn

thin, had to learn to read the signs Rain on the estate,

same stain on my jacket Dreams in a busted phone,

still I had to back it Big bro said move smart,

never brag, stay ready Some days felt light,

most days felt heavy Friends got lost to the road and the

fast cash spin I'm just trying stay clean with the dirt closing

in

If I bend, don't break

If I run, make way I got pain in my chest but

a fire in my face

One more dawn, one more day

I'm a trenches kid,

trying to survive

Heart on a thread but I'm still outside From the block to

the bus, from the dark to the light Tell my little ones

we're gonna be alright

I'm a trenches kid,

trying to survive

Hands to the sky,

keep the hope alive

Even when the road gets cold every night I'm a trenches kid,

trying to survive Had jobs fall through,

had plans go left Put pride in a bag when the rent

got fresh Old friends switched quick when the money got thin So

I talk to myself,

keep the circle within Little sis needs books,

little cousin needs food So I turn hurt into work,

keep a calm kind mood I don't want the hype,

I just want some peace A key for the front door and

my people at ease

I'm a trenches kid,

trying to survive Heart on a thread but I'm still outside From

the block to the bus,

from the dark to the light Tell my little ones we're gonna

be alright

I'm a trenches kid,

trying to survive

Hands to the sky,

keep the hope alive Even when the road gets cold every night

I'm a trenches kid,

trying to survive

Still I rise, still I rise

For the ones at home,

still I rise

Trying to survive, trying to survive